Blood Money (1933 film)
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Director Rowland Brown Music director Alfred Newman Country United States | 7/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Film-Noir Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date November 17, 1933 (1933-11-17) Writer Rowland Brown, Hal Long (continuity) Screenplay Rowland Brown, Hal Long, Speed Kendall Cast George Bancroft (Bill Bailey), Judith Anderson (Ruby Darling), Frances Dee (Elaine Talbart), Chick Chandler (Drury Darling), Blossom Seeley (Singer), Etienne Girardot (Bail Bond Clerk)Similar movies Darryl F Zanuck produced Blood Money and wrote the screenplay for Crack in the Mirror | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blood Money is a 1933 American Pre-Code crime drama about a crooked bail bondsman named Bill Bailey, played by George Bancroft, with Chick Chandler as crime boss Drury Darling, Judith Anderson as Drury's sister and Bailey's lover, and Frances Dee as a thrill-seeking, larcenous beauty who fatefully catches Bailey's eye. The film was considered to be lost for nearly forty years before reappearing.
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This marked the film debut of Anderson (better known for her next role, housekeeper Mrs. Danvers in the 1940 Rebecca).
Cast
Dee, normally cast in wholesome roles, described Talbert in the 2002 Turner Classic Movies documentary Complicated Women as "... a rather weird character, to say the least. She was a kleptomaniac, a nymphomaniac, and anything in between."
Critical reception
New York Times critic Mordaunt Hall was unimpressed, writing, "This whimsical little tale of thievery, thuggery and attempted slaughter was mistaken for entertainment by Darryl Zanuck". He appreciated the skills of many of the actors, but thought the plot lacked logic and characterized the film overall as "flat stuff".
References
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